Subheading: On Monday, Russia launched a volley of airstrikes throughout Ukraine’s cities. After Russia threatened to seize full control of several key Ukrainian cities, the fourth round of talks failed to produce a breakthrough, with talks set to resume today.
The following are the 11 most important updates to this big story
1. Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that talks with Russia will continue on Tuesday. He went on to say that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict through an unbiased peace.
2. On Monday, the high-ranking US and Chinese officials met for seven hours to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to a senior US official, the US is deeply concerned about Russia’s and China’s alignment. Other security risks were also brought up during the discussion.
3. Power has been restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power facility, which was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. According to Ukraine’s official nuclear operator, Energoatom, the Russian military detonated ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility in the country’s south.
4. The International Court of Justice, often known as the World Court, has stated that it will rule on Ukraine’s claim that Russia justified its invasion by falsely accusing Ukraine of genocide. On February 24, shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv filed a case against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), requesting that the tribunal order the attack to stop.
5. Following the approval of $723 million last week, the World Bank has approved the implementation of approximately $200 million in extra and reopened financing to reinforce social services for impacted people in Ukraine.
6. Japan has decided to freeze assets through the exchange of payments and capital transactions for 17 Russian citizens, according to the ministry of finance. It further stated that Russian parliament MPs and banker Yuri Kovalchuk’s family members are the targets of the new sanctions.
7. According to the British Defense Ministry, Russia may be planning to use chemical or biological weapons against Ukraine in retaliation for a bogus attack on the Russian army. It provided no evidence to support the claim that it was an intelligence update. Officials from the United States have expressed similar sentiments.
8. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in a video message that Ukraine successfully evacuated over 4,000 people from major cities via seven civic districts on Monday. She accused the Russian army of shooting citizens fleeing Kyiv and claimed that three other locations had failed to operate successfully.
9. According to the UN’s humanitarian chief, the UN set aside $40 million as an emergency fund for its member organizations to offer cash, food, shelter, and medications. It was the Central Emergency Response Fund’s second such distribution (CERF).
10. Russia launched a wave of bombings across Ukraine on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores more in pro-Russian rebel territories.
11. A series of bombardments on Kyiv early Tuesday even after negotiations were set to resume between Russia and Ukraine. Three big explosions were heard in the centre of the capital.
Published By :- Tarsem Singh
Edited By :- Khushi Thakur
